Tuesday, January 19, 2010

zane's 1st tooth


Zane is growing too fast. For me. He's actually the shortest boy in his class and he's skinny. Not super skinny, just very fit and active. It's wrong that my 5 year old has a 6 pack stomach and I have a hanging belly. Thanks Zane.

As I said, he's 5 (and a half, as he always reminds me.) and he has lost his first tooth. He was eating when it happened and we are thankful he did not swallow it as several of his friends did. He was so excited for the toothfairy to visit. We had him put his tooth in a ziploc baggie under a jar next to his bed. Daddy did the transfer successfully and Zane was thrilled to find his tooth gone and money with a note in it's place.

He's already decided what to do with the money. A new Wii game, all the way! I hoped for books or some outside toy, but my guess is that it will be the new Wii fit plus. He's been saving his pennies to buy a new Wii game and has more then enough now. We've also been talking to him about saving money and how you should not spend all that you have but save some too. We'll see if he wants to listen or spend it all. So far when we play Monopoly together, he tries to sell me his properties to make immediate cash instead of holding onto them for lots of money in the long run. One day he'll understand it better. He is only 5 (and a half!) after all...

Monday, January 4, 2010

a good year.


Hope everyone had as good of a year as we had in 2009!

The boys and I managed to do several fun things last year. We went to Chicago to help my awesome friend Marcy pack for her move to Montana. We went to Colorado to visit with my parents and our German friends that came to town. Much fun was had there! Then, we went to Colorado again with Auntie Lisa and Cousin Ian. The boys loved that!

In October Indie was born at home and the boys were thrilled to have a new sister. They love on her and often are too loving.

Dave is working like normal. Too much. And I am still home with the kids. It's a tough job, but better me than someone else!

This year has been full of wonderful things, and we feel very blessed as a family to have one another and have all that we have.

May 2010 be the best year yet for everyone!